8 prosecution of a freak

Lilith woke up in the nursing room of the school. By now, she was quite familiar with the nursing room and its surroundings. Her visits with a black eye, scraped knee, or bulging elbows were not so rare as she was being bullied by those hoe's, mandolin, n, and her minions, every single day. Dont forget the balls that hit her ' by accident' when she walked a meter radius within the perimeter of football jocks. Its not that she caved in front of her bullies. It's just that she knew which fights to pick. They were simply not worth it.

Mr.Smith was waiting for her along with their school nurse, Pamela. They were the only ones in this hellhole, they pretend as school, who even showed an ounce of sympathy to her." are you alright, dear?" Pamela asked, uncertainty clear in her tone.

Lilith closed her eyes. She could feel Daniel squeezing her arms as a reassurance, that she will be fine, and he won't leave her. During the entire time she slept, Daniel was there. It felt like, she was cradled in his lap. He was there stroking her arms, drawing soothing patterns in her palms. He was within her the entire time. And the aqua blue eyes sprinkled each time when they met her dull green eyes. The feeling was alien to her. but whatever that spark was, it felt good.

" yes, I..uh, am good." Lilith smiled at Pamela, who offered her a weak smile back. Mr.Smith looked at her uneasily." Lilith, you are called to the principal's office, as soon you wake up. It seems like you are in trouble, child." He spoke to her like, it was the last thing he wanted to tell her. Pamela gave her a sad nod affirming his statement.

Of course, She was in trouble. Obviously, when she was bullied, tortured, body shamed, belittled, and humiliated, she wasn't in trouble and those who did all those things to her weren't in trouble. And the first time, she decided to stand on her legs and retaliate, she was in trouble. She gave them a week's nod and got up to leave.

She went to her classroom first to get her thrown-around notes, drenched jacket, and torn school bag. She sat in her chair where she sat every day looking out of the window to see the plants fluttering in the breeze during her classes. She knew nothing good is going to come from this confrontation with the principal. Madylins mom was the beauty queen of the state and dad was some HiFi business magnet. Jesse's mom was a baker, quite famous in town, and dad an architect with firms all around the world. Damien's parents owned a shipping company or something. And all those minions of Madalyn was from well, how to put ... financially well off families. Assessing Mr. Smith's expression, some of them have already gathered in the principal's room to seek an audience with the troublemaker Freek who brutally beat their innocent kids' asses into pulps.

I closed my eyes. I could see Daniel. I could see the exhaustion In his eyes. But, he was struggling to maintain his connection, if that is what it's called, with me. I gave him a weak smile. His smile in return was infectious.." Lilith...are you fine now ?" His deep voice asked me, so much concern evident in his words. Was all that for me ?" I don't know, Daniel. It seems I am going to be prosecuted, after all, I'm just a freak."

His smile faded." Lilit, you are not a freak. You are a flower. you are my flower. I don't know where you are. But, believe me, when I say this, wherever you are I will find you .you You, only you, are the most precious thing that I have ever set my eyes on.." Lilith felt a deep fountain erupting in her gut hearing his words.

Gosh, fuck the caterpillars in tummies. It was like a whole zoo of butterflies blasting in her abdomen. His words were honest, so very genuine. She could tell that by the look in his eyes. It was so intense and glazing. And each time he looked at her, his aqua blue eyes sparkled like diamonds. Yeah, Lilith, not creepy at all.

" Lilith. I don't know why they are treating you like that. But I know, one thing for sure. You don't deserve to be treated like that. You are to be treated like a princess. damn it. like a queen." Daniels's eyelids were falling .lilith could hear the struggle in his voice. Still, he fought with all of that to be with her. That knowledge made her smile, for real.

" Lilith...show your strength Infront of them. They need to know what you are. The real you. You are not one to be walked on like nothing. You are precious. fight for yourself..." His eyes closed. She could feel something drain away from her. But she smiled, knowing she was not all alone, there was someone who cares. Someone to feel proud of her. If it's a dream too, it's so real than the reality she's in. She gathered all her things and walked towards the principal's office. The only thing in her mind was the sparkling diamond eyes that blazed each time it looked in her direction.

As predicted most of the concerned moms and dads were gathered. Though her principal, Mr.Rooks tried to hide the giddiness about the fat dollar cheques he could earn by treating Lilith like shit in front of these business tycoons, it wasn't so well concealed, and Lilith saw right through his facade at the first glance. She knew there was no prosecution here. It was just crucification, her crucification.

" ms. Clinton, you have been accused of causing severe bodily harm to ms. mandolin, ms. Andrea, ms. winters, Mr. Jesse, and Mr.Damien.I take this opportunity to notify you that silver mount high school will not entertain any such activities of bullying you did on these innocent kids. They have been nothing but good to you and your previous teachers noticed your irrational behavior and disobedience to the laws of the school. As long as I am the principal of this institution I won't allow the existence of such heinous deeds and repulsive behavior on my campus. Therefore you are suspended for two weeks in accountancy of the crimes you have committed. Is there anything you Intend to say about your irrational behavior ms? Clinton?"Mr.Rooks finished his comments, with a self-congratulating crooked smile while stroking his goatee. Yeah, he looked like a goat too.

Madylin and her minions winked at each other stripping out of their innocent act. Damien and Jesse smirked and their parents were smiling satisfied.

" yes, sir. I would like to say something regarding my highly unaccountable and bullying acts, today." Lilith told looking straight into Mr.Rooke's eyes.

He looked surprised, Lilith is the nerd who never prefers confrontation. Who would have thought today would be anything else? His one-sied tyranny never involved confrontation.

" yes, what is it, ms. Clinton? let me warn you, I am not looking forward to hearing your cooked-up stories.." Mr. Rooke's replied, smugness evident in his voice. He sounded perfectly like a goat giving birth.

"Whatever I tell you, will be cooked up stories, Mr.Rooke's. But I would like my cooked-up stories to be connected with some visuals and some audience, including a presentation, Mr. Smith and Ms.Pamela.

yeah...these kids have been nothing but good to me. That's why I ended up more than thrice each week in ms. Pamela care with a throbbing head, scraped knees and angles, and bulging elbows." Lilith sighed.

" How dare you accuse our innocent kids falsely?"Mrs. Mathews mandolins mom yelled from the corner.

Who are you kidding woman? Lilith was on a roll today. Never poke the eyes of a wounded panther." yes, ma'am. They are false accusations, but why don't you see for yourself about your so-called ' innocent ' kids in the CCTV footage."Lilith responded, her face red with anger. she connected the laptop to CCTV footage and showed each days footage where she fall on her ass and all these ' innocent' kids made her their laughing stock. Madylin was the one who was the owner of the leg, each time Lilith tripped on.

Mrs.Mathew's eyes swelled up like balloons in rage, nobody has dared to question her, to this day. She was the wife of fucking mayor in this place. How dare this girl who was only seventeen, stand against her?" but that doesn't explain you causing bodily harm to my child and four others today, does it, Miss Clinton?"If looks could kill, Lilith would be six feet under by her burning gaze by now. But, all Lilith could think of was how Mrs.Mathews looked like a pufferfish, on the verge of bursting.

"No, it doesn't ma'am. But could you explain to me why I am the one who fainted and was in the nursing room for two hours, unconscious, after being the one who caused severe bodily harm to your child and four others? Mrs? Mathews.."Lilith's voice sounded like her mom's for once in her life, rock-solid it was.

Mrs.Mathews was tongue-tied .mr.Rooke's had a constipated expression on his face. All the dumb brainless idiots who came to prosecute the ' freak Lilith was gaping as the elephant went through a needle hole. yeah, guys bring it On It's your funeral, not mine, at least not today.